Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Bull. World Health Organ. · Aug 2012
Comparative StudyInternational shortfall inequality in life expectancy in women and in men, 1950-2010.
To assess international shortfall inequality in life expectancy at birth among women and men and the influence of geography and country income group. ⋯ International shortfall inequality is higher among women than men primarily because women in low-income and lower-middle-income country groups show larger differences in life expectancy than men. Further investigation is needed to determine the pathways causing these inequalities.
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Bull. World Health Organ. · Aug 2012
Achieving high coverage in Rwanda's national human papillomavirus vaccination programme.
Virtually all women who have cervical cancer are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV). Of the 275,000 women who die from cervical cancer every year, 88% live in developing countries. Two vaccines against the HPV have been approved. However, vaccine implementation in low-income countries tends to lag behind implementation in high-income countries by 15 to 20 years. ⋯ Through a series of innovative partnerships, Rwanda reduced the historical two-decade gap in vaccine introduction between high- and low-income countries to just five years. High coverage rates were achieved due to a delivery strategy that built on Rwanda's strong vaccination system and human resources framework. Following the GAVI Alliance's decision to begin financing HPV vaccination, Rwanda's example should motivate other countries to explore universal HPV vaccine coverage, although implementation must be tailored to the local context.